..."however, what one often wonders is who will come out on top..."
No, no I don't. I do know however that they will be complementing each other, going in together as part of strike packages.
But to their purported "point", the F22 was designed from the outset to be a FIGHTER, the F35 was designed to be a STRIKE aircraft.
The designation as "F" for fighter, doesn't in anyway infer they both have the same mission.
F117 anyone?